(HealthDay)—Even if your takeout dinner was prepared by a cook who has COVID-19, there's little need to worry about your risk of infection, according to an expert in viruses.
Apr 3, 2020
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COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses belong to a group of viruses that infect animals, from peacocks to whales. They're named for the bulb-tipped spikes that project from the virus's surface ...
Apr 3, 2020
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During the early stages of an infectious disease outbreak, channeling resources toward the prevention of disease spread through testing, identification and quarantine activities bests mitigation or curative efforts, according ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Lack of resources, a muddle over confinement and incipient panic are hobbling the response to coronavirus in DR Congo, fuelling fears especially for Kinshasa, one of Africa's largest and most chaotic cities.
Apr 2, 2020
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The use of face masks in Asia during the coronavirus outbreak has been far more widespread than in the West, where governments have urged people to reserve supplies for frontline medical staff, so have they helped limit infections?
Apr 2, 2020
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Hospitals around the nation have enforced stricter visitation policies and adapted new sanitation guidelines, among other measures, in response to the growing number of COVID-19 patients.
Apr 1, 2020
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Knowing how to talk to your children about risks is difficult at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic. Now, as most of us social distance to give health care workers the best chance to confront the COVID-19 ...
Apr 1, 2020
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With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, many hospitals and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are limiting the number of people who can visit newborn babies to reduce the risk of contamination. At Northwestern ...
Apr 1, 2020
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How is the COVID-19 crisis impacting the most vulnerable among us?
Apr 1, 2020
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Just a week ago President Vladimir Putin declared Russia had the coronavirus outbreak "under control".
Mar 31, 2020
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